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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does flirtation mean to the American expatriates in Rome?

2. Winterbourne makes a conclusion that Daisy is not an innocent child but a woman with what attribute?

3. What kind of company does Mrs. Costello say Daisy has been keeping?

4. At what point does Winterbourne begin to doubt Daisy's innocence?

5. Who is the first person Winterbourne goes to visit in Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the admonition Winterbourne receives from his aunt?

2. What does Mrs. Walker say Daisy has done that is unacceptable?

3. How does Giovanelli attempt to warn off Winterbourne who is walking toward him and Daisy?

4. What does Daisy say she is about to do that scandalizes the Americans at Mrs. Walker's house?

5. What shows the determination of Mrs. Walker to save the reckless American girl?

6. How does Winterbourne lecture Daisy at the Palace of the Caesars?

7. Describe the information Winterbourne receives about Daisy from Mrs. Walker.

8. How does the news about Daisy alter Winterbourne's plans after he arrives in Rome?

9. How does Winterbourne respond to Mrs. Walker's request that he stop seeing Daisy?

10. How does Daisy astonish Mrs. Walker that afternoon in her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on standing up for what you believe. Daisy defies social convention and berates Winterbourne for not standing up for her. What is the value of taking a stand and remaining true to that position? Discuss what is important to support and what does not really matter.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about Henry James as a storyteller. State your opinion about his ability to hold the interest of the reader. Include the literary devices he uses and how well you think he manages to do that.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the irony of Mrs. Costello's objection to Daisy's seeing Italian men. Although James does not comment on it, there is an irony that Mrs. Costello has an Italian last name. Discuss how people often condemn in otherw what they accept in themselves.

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